Gove is ready to localise as much either as he wants to or as his colleagues will let him, or both. I hope it’s work in progress.
Decision-makers in London are too far removed from many of the communities they seek to help.
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We left the EU precisely to take back control. Having repatriated power, we mustn’t leave it in the hands of Whitehall functionaries.
A focus on training, particularly in effective digital campaigning, is being demanded from associations across the country.
The role of strong local leadership here cannot be underestimated in galvanizing place prosperity.
By uniting behind Johnson’s plan, and replicating the approach of these two mayors, the the environment can become a winning issue for the party.
He’s proof that your boat can be swept along by the same tide as others, but how you steer it is a matter of individual style.
Labour isn’t focused on the second, preferring to blame others for problems, and too many of its activists aren’t the first, either.
The moment calls for urgently aligning the agenda for devolution and decentralisation with that of growth and recovery.
It’s your efforts on the doorstep and phone that will help us to deliver more local Conservatives with a proven track record of delivering good local services.
The National Prosperity Plan has five core areas to boost the country’s economic recovery and future.
Will it be: Keir On Course, So-So Starmer…or a Knightmare for the Labour Party in Hartlepool – and elsewhere?
Voters who felt taken for granted by Labour, have a Conservative Mayor fighting hard on their behalf.
In my view, no Labour seat in County Durham is safe. The remaining seats all have majorities under 6,000.